Category Archives: Stress Analysis
1.3. Relationships between elastic constants
1 . Analysis of the Orthotropic Lamina 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Hooke’s Law 1.3. Relationships between elastic constants and Matrix of Elasticity … Continue reading
1.2. Hooke’s Law
1 . Analysis of the Orthotropic Lamina 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Hooke’s Law 1.3. Relationships between elastic constants and Matrix of Elasticity … Continue reading
1.1. Introduction, Orthotropic Lamina
1 . Analysis of the Orthotropic Lamina 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Hooke’s Law 1.3. Relationships between elastic constants and Matrix of Elasticity … Continue reading
Composite Analysis Tool
Composite Laminate Analysis Excel file that allows to calculate the stress and strains in a Laminate composite plates. The file … Continue reading
Non Linear Analysis SOL 106
In the most of cases the nonlinear effects in structures occur due to nonlinear material behavior and large deformations. … Continue reading
Improvement of the fatigue limit – Joints
Improvement of joints with rows of bolts or rivets A simple double strap joint with two rows of bolts at … Continue reading
Fastener modelling in Nastran
This way of modelling presented in this post is one of most used, as it is simple and sufficiently accurate. For … Continue reading
Linear Buckling Analysis – SOL 105
Theoretical Background Buckling analysis assesses the stability characteristics dictating the integrity limit of a structure. Let us start with a … Continue reading
Miner’s Rule
Miner’s rule is probably the simplest cumulative damage model. It states that if there are k different stress levels (with … Continue reading
Rainflow count method
The rainflow ( “rain-flow counting method”) is used in the analysis of fatigue in order to reduce a spectrum of varying stress into a set of … Continue reading